Parvez Elahi
Parvez Elahi | |
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| President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | |
| Assumed office 7 March 2023 | |
| Chairman | Imran Khan Gohar Ali Khan |
| Preceded by | Javed Hashmi |
| 5th Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan | |
| In office 25 June 2012 – 29 June 2013 | |
| President | Asif Zardari |
| Prime Minister | Raja Pervaiz Ashraf |
| Preceded by | Nisar Ali Khan (as Senior Minister) |
| Succeeded by | Ishaq Dar |
| 20th Federal Minister for Industries | |
| In office 3 May 2011 – 30 November 2013 | |
| President | Asif Ali Zardari Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Yusuf Raza Gillani Raja Pervaiz Ashraf Nawaz Sharif |
| Federal Minister for Defence Production | |
| In office May 2011 – June 2012 | |
| 7th Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 10 April 2008 – 16 September 2008 | |
| President | |
| Prime Minister | Yusuf Raza Gillani |
| Preceded by | Fazal-ur-Rehman |
| Succeeded by | Nisar Ali Khan |
| Acting Governor of Punjab | |
| In office 18 August 2018 – 5 September 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Rafique Rajwana |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Sarwar |
| 14th & 18th Chief Minister of Punjab | |
| In office 27 July 2022 – 22 January 2023 | |
| Governor | Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman |
| Preceded by | Hamza Shahbaz |
| Succeeded by | Mohsin Raza Naqvi (caretaker) |
| In office 29 November 2002 – 18 November 2007 | |
| Governor | Khalid Maqbool |
| Preceded by | Shehbaz Sharif |
| Succeeded by | Ejaz Nisar (acting) |
| 17th & 20th Speaker of Punjab Assembly | |
| In office 19 February 1997 – 12 October 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Hanif Ramay |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Afzal Sahi |
| In office 16 August 2018 – 26 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Sibtain Khan |
| Acting Leader of the Opposition in Punjab Assembly | |
| In office 20 October 1993 – 16 November 1996 | |
| Leader | Shehbaz Sharif |
| Minister for Local Bodies and Rural Development of Punjab | |
| In office 9 April 1985 – 25 April 1993 | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | NA-105 (Gujrat-II) |
| In office 17 March 2008 – 16 March 2013 | |
| Constituency | NA-58 (Attock-II) |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab | |
| In office 15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023 | |
| Constituency | PP-30 (Gujrat-III) |
| In office 25 November 2002 – 17 November 2007 | |
| Constituency | PP-292 (Rahimyar Khan-VIII) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 November 1945 Gujrat, Punjab, British India |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | PTI (2023–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
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| Children | 2, including Moonis Elahi |
| Relatives | See Chaudhry family |
| Education | |
| Website | parvezelahi |
Chaudhry Parvez Elahi Warraich (Urdu, Punjabi: چوہدری پرویز الٰہی وڑائچ; born 1 November 1945) is a Pakistani politician who was the Chief Minister of Punjab from late 2002 to late 2007 and again from late 2022 to early 2023. He was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till January 2023, when he, as chief minister, dissolved the assembly. In 2023, he left the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML(Q)) and joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) along with his son, Moonis Elahi, and 10 other former PML(Q) MPAs over political rifts with the party president and cousin, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain. He was appointed as, and is currently serving as the president of the PTI. He also served as the president of the Punjab Division of the PML(Q).
He served as the First Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan in 2013. After a successful campaign in the 2002 general elections, he became the Chief Minister of Punjab and held this position until 2007. In 2008, he briefly served as the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly of Pakistan. He remained a member of the National Assembly for two terms, from 2008 to May 2018. He has also been the Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from 2018 to 2022. In a major development in late February 2023, Parvez Elahi announced joining Imran Khan-led party along with 10 of his party's former MPAs. On 7 March 2023, Parvez Elahi was appointed as President of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.